The 2.2.2 patch is arriving on all platforms on August 9th, 2017. This
is a very important patch as we will be deploying the foundation for
many upcoming improvements to the game in Season 3, alongside some key
bug fixes. Operation Health will be concluding with the Season 3 Title
Update, and we have a lot of exciting changes coming up.

DEDICATED SERVERS FOR CUSTOM MATCHES
While Custom Matches have been hosted on dedicated servers since
February 2016, we will be reducing the requirements to host a Custom
Match and have it remain on dedicated servers. Previously, players were
required to have a full lobby (10 players) within 10 minutes of
starting the match for it to be hosted on a server, as opposed to being
hosted via peer to peer. Once this feature has been deployed, you will
only need two players in a Custom Match lobby to ensure that your match
will be hosted on a dedicated server. By reducing the total number of
players required to host a Custom Match on a dedicated server, it will
open up more possibilities for an improved gaming experience, even when
you don’t want to play a full 5v5 match.

Another impact of the move to dedicated servers for Custom Matches is
that player hosted online lobbies will no longer be available. For
players to host a match alone, they will need to utilize the LAN mode.

DEDICATED SERVERS FOR TERRORIST HUNT
Host migration in Terrorist Hunt is going to be a thing of the past. We
will be hosting all Terrorist Hunt matches on dedicated servers
starting in the near future. This will allow for a more stable
experience for those of you who wish to take on the White Masks!

DEDICATED SERVERS FOR IN-GAME VOICE CHAT WITH VIVOX INTEGRATION
Communication between teammates in Rainbow Six is essential. With that
in mind, we will be implementing an improved integrated voice chat
service for all platforms that will be hosted on dedicated servers.
Vivox will allow for more clear voice communication, all while using
less total bandwidth. This new voice chat solution will provide all
players with an ability to more clearly communicate with their
teammates, especially after one of them Fuzes the hostage. We will be
rolling this out to PC first, and console deployment later to ensure a
high quality launch.

MORE ACCURATE VAULTING ANIMATION WHILE AIMING
The animation for vaulting through a window while aiming has been
tweaked to reflect where the vaulter is aiming. In the past, the aiming
animation took a short amount of time to reflect where the vaulter was
actually aiming, which sometimes cause some confusion for an enemy
watching the vault. This change in 2.2.2 will fix this so that the
enemy player will know where the vaulter is aiming.